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>Don't fall into the trap of Marxist theory which holds that all human
>activity should be understood in terms of economic gain.
I don't. There's a lot more to life than economics. But in this particular
case, the primary motivation of the organizers was clearly economic. War
is the business of kings.
>
>There was real faith
>at work in the Crusades, for every knight there were hundreds of paupers
>motivated by belief.
Foot soldiers have always been motivated by different things than their
leaders. To their leaders, foot soldiers are glorified draft animals.
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>And besides faith and greed, there was also
>less controversial motives of self-interest such as escaping famine,
>overpopulation etc.
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. . . and stupidity, a common side effect of belief. I prefer doubt.
Doubt makes you smart.
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>Not child sacrifice, but something far more insidious and worrying
>methinks.
The Iraqi children are being murdered in cold blood so certain oil
companies can make more money for their owners. In biblical terms they are
being sacrificed on the altar of Mammon. The guys actually dropping the
bombs and manning the blockade fleet honestly believe they are doing the
right thing. Better they should doubt.
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